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17219082

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the relationships among the +1444C/T polymorphism in the C-reactive protein (CRP) gene and the concentration of CRP and the risk of coronary heart disease. Using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism, we analyzed the frequency distribution of genotypes and alleles of the +1444C/T polymorphism in samples from 128 patients with coronary heart disease (coronary stenosis more than 50%) and 119 unrelated normal individuals. The plasma levels of CRP and lipids in the subjects were also measured. The frequencies of the genotypes were CC 89.1%, CT 10.9%, and TT 0% in patients and CC 89.9%, CT 10.1%, and TT 0% in controls. The frequency of allele C was 94.5% in patients and 95.0% in controls, and allele T was 5.5% in patients and 5.1% in controls. The distribution of genotypes and alleles in the Chinese Han population was significantly different from that of the Caucasian population. There were no significant differences between frequencies of genotype and allele of controls and those of patients (P>0.05), but in controls the concentrations of CRP in the CC genotype subgroup were significantly higher than those in the CT genotype subgroup (P<0.05). This suggests that the +1444C/T variant in the CRP gene influences the basal CRP level in normal people. These findings imply that there may eventually be a need to establish genotype-specific risk thresholds of the CRP level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-2928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The relationship between gene polymorphism and CRP level in a Chinese Han population.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Gene Diagnosis, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Donghu Road 169, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't